Veit Stoss

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Veit Stoss was a renowned late Gothic sculptor and woodcarver of the German-Polish Renaissance, celebrated for his highly detailed religious works and expressive altarpieces.

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Label Occurrences
Veit Stoss canonical 5
Naumburg Master 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance artist
human
late Gothic artist
sculptor
woodcarver
activeIn Germany
Kraków
Nuremberg
Poland
artMedium polychromed wood
stone
wood
birthPlace Duchy of Württemberg
Horb am Neckar NERFINISHED
birthYear c. 1447
citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Poland
countryOfBurial Germany
deathPlace Nuremberg
deathYear 1533
genre altarpieces
religious art
influenced Central European sculpture
German Renaissance sculpture
Polish Renaissance sculpture
influencedBy Late Gothic
surface form: Late Gothic sculpture
movement Late Gothic
Northern Renaissance
name Veit Stoss self-link
Veit Stoß
Wit Stwosz
notableFor detailed polychrome sculpture
expressive religious imagery
large carved wooden altarpieces
notableWork St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków)
surface form: Altarpiece of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków

St. Lorenz Church, Nuremberg
surface form: Angel’s Greeting (Engelsgruß) in St. Lorenz, Nuremberg

Annunciation relief in St. Lorenz Church, Nuremberg
St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków)
surface form: High Altar of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków

Rosenkranztafel (Rosary Panel) in Nuremberg
Royal Tombs of Polish Kings
surface form: Tomb of King Casimir IV Jagiellon in Wawel Cathedral
occupation engraver
sculptor
woodcarver
patron Casimir IV Jagiellon
Nuremberg patriciate
surface form: Nuremberg patricians

Polish royal court
styleCharacteristic complex compositions
dramatic drapery
expressive figures
highly detailed carving

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Naumburg Cathedral creator Veit Stoss
this entity surface form: Naumburg Master
Angelic Salutation by Veit Stoss creator Veit Stoss
subject surface form: Angelic Salutation
Veit Stoss name Veit Stoss self-link